AT-Command Terminal woes on GoldenOrb 2020-03-01 (OpenWrt 18.06.7)
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:31 pm
First, I really appreciate the work that's gone into the GoldenOrb 2020-03-01 build
Some questions:
1. It seems there's a custom "The Wireless Haven" version of the GoldenOrb build? If so, what additional magic goes in there vs. the stock GoldenOrb build?
2. Is this a good forum to ask (and complain about) GoldenOrb builds? Or is there a better suited one?
3. My biggest gripe right at this point is the terminal interface, to begin with.
You can access it under "Miscellaneous Modem Features" there's a helpful "AT-Command Terminal" where you can type in an "AT-Command"
It does not work well with commands that take a while to respond
For example, AT+COPS=?, instead of actually returning the expected list just gets stuck at "Waiting for a Response" and the whole UI/LuCI goes unresponsive for a few minutes
In the "Modem Debug Information" page I see:
Tue Jul 7 01:01:02 2020 : /dev/ttyUSB2 AT+COPS=?
TIMEOUT ERROR
Because of this, I currently:
1. Have to detach the LTE modem from the router
2. Connect it to a PC and run the long running command
3. Reattach the LTE modem to the router
Annoying!
Perhaps a workaround is to enable SSH access and then run minicom against /dev/ttyUSB2 on the router?
Some questions:
1. It seems there's a custom "The Wireless Haven" version of the GoldenOrb build? If so, what additional magic goes in there vs. the stock GoldenOrb build?
2. Is this a good forum to ask (and complain about) GoldenOrb builds? Or is there a better suited one?
3. My biggest gripe right at this point is the terminal interface, to begin with.
You can access it under "Miscellaneous Modem Features" there's a helpful "AT-Command Terminal" where you can type in an "AT-Command"
It does not work well with commands that take a while to respond
For example, AT+COPS=?, instead of actually returning the expected list just gets stuck at "Waiting for a Response" and the whole UI/LuCI goes unresponsive for a few minutes
In the "Modem Debug Information" page I see:
Tue Jul 7 01:01:02 2020 : /dev/ttyUSB2 AT+COPS=?
TIMEOUT ERROR
Because of this, I currently:
1. Have to detach the LTE modem from the router
2. Connect it to a PC and run the long running command
3. Reattach the LTE modem to the router
Annoying!
Perhaps a workaround is to enable SSH access and then run minicom against /dev/ttyUSB2 on the router?